Waukesha School Board Candidate Forum

Democracy in action

On Wednesday the Waukesha Forum Planning Committee hosted an event featuring 5 of the 8 candidates for the Waukesha School Board.

Each candidate put themselves in the spotlight and agreed to answer tough questions concerning current issues facing school boards here and around the country.

The questions were created and delivered by Alan Borsuk, senior fellow at Marquette University Law School and columnist for the Journal Sentinel on topics including education policy and politics.

None of the candidates knew what questions were going to asked ahead of time. Each answered Alan’s questions honestly and were respectful of each other despite having different opinions.

Discourse and debate are one of the things that allows democracy to function because it enables voters to make informed decisions before they cast their ballot.

Waukesha School Board Candidate Forum, held January 26, 2022 at 7 pm CST. Participants included (in alphabetical order) William (Bill) Baumgart, Greg Deets, Sara Harrison, Amanda Roddy and Jaymz Touchstone.

This forum was not supported, approved or sponsored by the School District of Waukesha.

https://youtu.be/Vd66Xt49k2I

Question #1: Academic improvement
Question #2: Budgetary needs
Question #3: Strengthening teacher workforce
Question #4: Covid, virtual learning, masking, vaccinations
Question #5: Student’s engagement, social and emotional needs
Question #6: Race related matters
Question #7: Parents, books, and gender identity matters
Question #8: Partisan involvement in school board elections

WSB Candidate Forum 2022 Waukesha School Board Candidate Forum - January 26, 2022Bill BaumgartGreg DeetsSarah HarrisonAmanda Roddy, andJaymz Touchstone

Meet our moderator.

Alan J. Borsuk is senior fellow in law and public policy at Marquette Law School after spending 37 years at the Milwaukee Journal and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel as a reporter, columnist, and editor.

Alan has hosted debates and continues today to publish articles for the Journal Sentinel regarding, among other topics, education policy and politics.